Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Dionysius Lardner, dated at Isle of Wight
Reference number: HS/21/23
Date: 25 July 1828
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Copy of letter, copied as part of the correspondence project led by Colonel John Herschel FRS following the death of his father. Has been contemplating a larger work on Light, but thinks he may be able to write a shorter, more popular work for the Cabinet Cyclopaedia. Wonders who the other contributors will be.
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- HS/21/23
- Earliest possible date
- 25 July 1828
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- 3 pages
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- Manuscript
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John Frederick William Herschel, Copy letter, from Sir John Herschel to Dionysius Lardner, dated at Isle of Wight, 25 July 1828, HS/21/23, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/hs_21_23/copy-letter-from-sir-john-herschel-to-dionysius-lardner-dated-at-isle-of-wight, accessed on 17 March 2026
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Dates: 1807 - 1875
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